Origin Validation Error Affecting firefox-debugsource package, versions <0:91.2.0-4.el8_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-FIREFOXDEBUGSOURCE-3287024
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • disclosed3 Nov 2021

Introduced: 3 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-38497  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-346  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 firefox-debugsource to version 0:91.2.0-4.el8_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:3755.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-debugsource package and not the firefox-debugsource package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Through use of reportValidity() and window.open(), a plain-text validation message could have been overlaid on another origin, leading to possible user confusion and spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 93, Thunderbird < 91.2, and Firefox ESR < 91.2.

CVSS Scores

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